002 议岩石社

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Mother Wolf gazed at the small human in wonder

狼妈妈惊奇地打量着这个小小的人类。

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" He's so little!" she said softly

“他好小啊！”她轻声说道。

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The young boy was squirming between two cubs to get warm

小男孩正挤在两只狼崽中间，扭动着身体取暖。

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" Look at that! He's not afraid of us or the cubs."

“快看呀！他一点都不怕我们，也不怕狼崽们。”

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" I've heard of young humans living with wolves," Father Wolf said

“我听说过有人类小孩和狼一起生活，”狼爸爸说。

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" But I've never seen it in my own pack."

“但在自己的狼群里，我还从没见过。”

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Just then the wolves heard something and spun toward the entrance of the cave

就在这时，群狼听到了动静，猛地转身面向洞口。

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Tabaqui had returned — with the tiger, Shere Khan

是塔巴奇回来了——还带着老虎谢尔汗。

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" The boy is here, master!" the jackal said eagerly." I see him."

“主人，那孩子在这儿！”豺狼急切地说，“我看见他了。”

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" Shere Khan, your visit brings us great honor," Father Wolf said politely

“谢尔汗，您的到访令我们蓬荜生辉，”狼爸爸礼貌地说道。

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But his eyes sparked with anger." What do you need?"

但他的眼中闪烁着怒火。“你想要什么？”

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" A human cub went this way," Shere Khan said

“有个人类幼崽往这边来了，”谢利可汗说。

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" His parents have run off. Give the man cub to me."

“他的父母已经逃走了。把那个人崽子交给我。”

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Luckily, the cave entrance was too narrow for Shere Khan to enter

幸好，洞口太窄了，谢利可汗进不来。

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" We wolves are free creatures," said Father Wolf

“我们狼是自由的生灵，”狼爸爸说。

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" We take orders from the head of the pack, not from you."

“我们听从狼群首领的命令，而不是你的。”

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The tiger's furious roar filled the cave

老虎愤怒的咆哮声充满了洞穴。

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Mother Wolf sprang forward

狼妈妈纵身向前一跃。

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In the darkness her eyes looked like two green moons as she faced Shere Khan

在黑暗中，她的眼睛像两轮绿色的月亮，面对着谢利可汗。

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" The human cub is mine!" She growled

“那个人类幼崽是我的！”她咆哮道。

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" He will not be killed

“他不会被杀死的。

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He will live to run with the pack and to hunt with the pack

他会活着，和狼群一起奔跑、一起狩猎。

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Now go, Shere Khan!"

现在，滚开，谢利可汗！”

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Father looked on in amazement

狼爸爸惊讶地看着。

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He had forgotten how fierce his mate could be when she was angry

他已经忘了，他的伴侣发起怒来有多凶猛。

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Shere Khan backed away from the cave

谢利可汗从洞口退了回去。

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" We'll see what the pack says about that human cub!" He snarled

“我们走着瞧，看狼群对那个人崽子怎么说！”他咆哮道。

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" He's mine, and his life will end in my teeth!"

“他是我的，他的命终将断送在我口中！”

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Mother threw herself down among the cubs as Father watched the tiger stalk off

狼妈妈重重地倒在狼崽们中间，这时狼爸爸正看着老虎大步离开。

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" Shere Khan spoke the truth about one thing," Father said with a sigh

“谢利可汗有一件事说得没错，”狼爸爸叹了口气说。

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" We must show this cub to the pack

“我们必须把这个幼崽带给狼群看。

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Do you really plan to keep him?"

你真的打算留下他吗？”

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" Of course I'll keep him!" Mother snapped

“我当然要留下他！”狼妈妈厉声说道。

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" The poor little creature came at night, alone and hungry

“这个可怜的小东西，在夜里独自前来，又冷又饿。

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I'll call him Mowgli," she added

“我要叫他莫格利，”她补充道。

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" One day he will hunt Shere Khan, just as that tiger has hunted him."

“总有一天他会捕猎谢利可汗，就像那只老虎追捕他一样。”

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Father was worried." What will our pack say?"

狼爸爸很担忧。“我们的狼群会怎么说？”

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The law of the jungle was very clear

丛林的法则是很明确的。

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The pack protected young cubs until they were old enough to hunt on their own

狼群保护年幼的幼崽，直到它们长大能够自己捕猎。

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But the pack wasn't likely to protect a human cub

但狼群不太可能会保护一个人类幼崽。

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" We'll deal with that later," Mother replied firmly

“那事我们以后再说，”狼妈妈坚定地回答。

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The pack council met once every month, when the moon was full

狼群议事会每月月圆之时召开一次。

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It was the duty of all new parents to show their cubs to the council

所有新晋父母都有责任把幼崽带到议事会面前展示。

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On the night of the next pack meeting, Father and Mother went to Council Rock

下一次狼群会议那晚，狼爸爸和狼妈妈去了议会岩。

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The wolf cubs and Mowgli ran after them

小狼崽们和莫格利跟在他们后面跑着。

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Council Rock was a hilltop covered with stones and boulders

议会岩是一个布满石头和巨砾的山顶。

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Akela, the great gray wolf, lay across a rock

伟大的灰狼阿克拉，卧在一块岩石上。

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He had led the pack for a year now

他领导狼群已经有一年了。

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He was a wise, strong leader, who knew the ways and customs of people

他是个睿智而强壮的领袖，熟知人类的习俗和行事方式。

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It was very quiet at Council Rock. All the parents sat in a circle

议会岩上十分安静。所有的父母围坐成一个圈。

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In the center of the circle, the cubs tumbled over one another, playing

在圆圈中央，幼崽们互相翻滚嬉闹着。

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One by one, the wolf parents showed their cubs to show the pack

狼父母们一个接一个地向狼群展示他们的幼崽。

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" Look well, oh, wolves!" Akela cried

“好好看着，哦，群狼们！”阿克拉喊道。

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The mothers anxiously repeated the call

母亲们焦急地重复着这句呼唤。

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" Look, look well, oh, wolves!"

“看啊，好好看着，哦，群狼们！”

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Mother's fur quivered

狼妈妈的毛皮颤抖着。

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It was almost time to show Mowgli to the pack

几乎到了要向狼群展示莫格利的时候了。

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What would the wolves say when they saw the odd-looking man cub?

当狼群看到这个模样古怪的人娃娃时，它们会说些什么呢？